Army’s Future Attack Recon Aircraft Gains Momentum
10/9/2019
By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The Army is accelerating efforts to develop and field a new scout helicopter as part of its future vertical lift modernization priority.
The initiative, which the Army calls the future attack reconnaissance aircraft, or FARA, is gaining steam as companies work to design new aircraft.
In the spring, the Army awarded other transaction authority agreements for prototypes to five companies for design work: Boeing, Bell, Sikorsky, Karem Aircraft and an AVX Aircraft Co.-L3Harris Technologies team. Since the award, Karem announced that Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Corp. had joined its venture. Bell also revealed it is working alongside Collins Aerospace Systems. The contracts were awarded two months ahead of schedule.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/10/9/armys-future-attack-recon-aircraft-gains-momentum
